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Originally Posted by lharmon
punjabi;
The number of hours may or may not be problematic. If the hours are from loaded use while cruising and the motor was maintained well then the engine is probably fine. But if the hours came from lots of charging batteries or running a refrigerator compressor then the engine may be a bit tired. Diesels love work. They do not like to be run without a load.
Marine Diesel Engines by Calder is an excellent resource. When I purchased my last boat, I paid to have an engine inspection. Check references because I was not entirely happy with the surveyor's work. He missed a number of abnormalities with the engine. But it has been economical and dependable.
Best of luck on your search.
LH
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I guess one positive is that this boat is really bare bones in that it has nothing that would draw much power...no refrig, no
autopilot, etc, so I doubt that there was much "generator" running going on. Probably mostly under load.
On an aside, I'm basing my offer (in part) on an insurance value estimate from Boat US that came back at $22,800. From that, I'm deducting the cost to have the bottom painted. Thoughts?